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mine will shoot two MOA groups all day

and let's not forget, some folks spend thousands on AR mods, then they laugh at a fellow that spends a few bucks for a Mini trigger or bedding job. Go figure

https://youtu.be/xqNbDfOJX6c

A little long, but not boring. But I seriously doubt the haters will watch, they are skeered 😆

Anyone know why prison tower guards always seem to have mini-14's .

1. Cause they work
2. Cause they don’t want to hurt anyone, just make noise (sarcasm)

Because in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, they were cheap and available. An AR15 would have cost at least three times as much.

Clover leaves and minute of barn...got ya covered.

Haters gonna hate. Lol.

Anyone got one for sale?

Yep A SS non ranch with a folding stock $2,500

Must be jadded none of the four I owned would shoot for chit

The Mini-14 was designed and marketed for law enforcement use. Law enforcement personnel almost never take a shot at more than 100 feet, let alone 100 yards. Cops fire at humans, cars, and occasionally dogs.

With the stock sights and fmj ammo, Mini-14s are plenty capable of hitting all of those at 100 yards, and farther than that.

The M4 carbines in use by the military are really not any better accuracy-wise, and are less robust and reliable, but they also work fine for their intended use.

Pretty good video. Thanks.

This guy is obviously clueless on how to get a group at 100 yds. First of all, with open sights, you have to start with a 12" diameter Able Target, and place your front sight post on the middle of the target. (The size target he was using would be completely covered by the front sight post, which makes a repeatable shot impossible.) Your group will place somewhere on the target and you can then measure it to find the group's width. You adjust your rear sight to adjust your group, if you are shooting for the center of the bulls eye. His mission was to shoot a sub 4" group, so he did not need to hit the center of the bulls eye. He could also have put the front sight post at the 6 o'clock position and recorded his group. He also should have kept a dope book to record where was the front sight post, in relation to the target, when he squeezed off each round. This would help him distinguish between shooter error or inherent inaccuracy of the rifle.

I have one I'd trade you for something of equal value but considering I'm in Alaska the shipping prices would probably cancel the deal.

Nice, but I’ve found that 3 shot groups don’t tell the true accuracy story with the mini.

Try a twenty shot group and see if you can maintain your group without flyers.

Minis are not AR15 accurate but still serve a purpose. They are light and handy. As noted, the later ones shoot better than the earlier ones. Ive also found better accuracy with heavier bullets. I nearly pulled the trigger on accurizing one...but didn’t want to deal with a heavier barrel. FWIW, the mini-30s seem to shoot more accurately. One thing I have noticed is a mini-30 firing pin will not reliably shoot cheap Russian ammo. I’ve not had that problem with a 14.

A few months ago a friend gave me 17 rounds of some steel cased stuff. He said it would not function in his AR. I loaded a mag up for the Mini, it ate it just fine.

I bought a SS Ranch rifle last year, after reading a couple pieces about them from Brian Pearce. The new ones are definitely better, and a couple of cheap mods make them better yet. A port kit will let you tune the gas system to reduce fliers and the scattering of brass. A buffer for the operating rod cushions the blow from that, reducing wear and the scope-killing whack. Wouldn’t be surprised if a good part of the accuracy issues are due to the op-rod impact making the scope erectors jump the track. Cheap scopes need not apply. I had POI shift with a Hawke Endurance 2-7 before I installed the buffer. I don’t think the scope was damaged, just moved. Tried a SWFA 6x42, and it took it just fine. A tech at Trijicon assured me their scopes will stand up to it as well. We shall see shortly.

I removed the rings and installed the included rail. That moves the front ring away from the receiver a bit. Planning on Burris rings with inserts as well. Right now, I have a PA Cyclops 1x prism on it, and can shoot five-shot groups of about 1 1/2” at 50 yards, sometimes better, with my loads. That’s good enough for its purpose, but if I can do better with the scope, it’ll be a bonus. I briefly owned a Springfield Saint, and it would do 1 1/2-2” at 100 with Fiocchi factory VMaxes, scoped. The Mini is definitely handier, and easier to maintain. Can’t bring myself to love ARs much. The Mini feels just right, and with a 5-round mag carries easy.

BTW, I’ve watched a bunch of Mini-14 “tests” like the one above, and all have had serious flaws, including that one. Often they are performed with older specimens, or with crappy setups, again like the one above. Can’t expect accurate results working like that with anything.